International Trauma Life Support

About

International Trauma Life Support is a global organization dedicated to preventing death and disability from trauma through education and emergency trauma care. ITLS is accepted internationally as the standard training course for pre-hospital trauma care, and is not only taught as a continuing education course, but is also used as a textbook in many paramedicine programs.

Advanced Emergency Medical Solutions is the Training Center coordinator for Newfoundland and Labrador. If you are looking for instructor materials, please visit the Advanced EMS eLearning site.

Audience

ITLS is split into two streams, basic and advanced. The basic stream is aimed at emergency medical responders, licensed practical nurses, and other medical first responders. The advanced stream is designed to incorporate advanced life support techniques for paramedics, registered nurses, physician assistants, respiratory therapists, medical doctors, and similar levels of training.

Advanced EMS offers dual-streamed courses and all training levels can register for our courses unless otherwise specified. In an effort to make our public course delivery more efficient, we will be offering ITLS utilizing the eTrauma and computer/refresher course model.

ITLS eTrauma

The 8th Edition ITLS eTrauma: Taking Trauma Training Online course reinterprets the ITLS Provider classroom instruction in a self-paced, online format that focuses on the essential knowledge to take better care of trauma patients.

ITLS stresses rapid assessment, appropriate intervention and identification of immediate life threats. The ITLS framework for rapid, appropriate and effective trauma care is a global standard that works in any situation.

The ITLS eTrauma course can be used for continuing education or as the first step in achieving your ITLS Basic or Advanced Provider certification.

Course Content

New content focuses on updated SMR guidelines, hemorrhage control and TXA, mass shooting events, and more.

What’s included:

  • 13 interactive lessons that correspond to textbook chapters
  • 3 different options for course and textbook: with hard copy textbook, with etextbook, or access code only if you already own the 8th edition Provider manual
  • 8 hours of CAPCE continuing education credit upon successful completion
  • Option to take ITLS eTrauma for Advanced Providers or ITLS eTrauma for Basic Providers – different quiz questions depending on your skill level

When registering for eTrauma, please ensure you register for the correct stream (basic or advanced).

ITLS Completer

ITLS Completer is the next step if you choose ITLS eTrauma to earn your ITLS Provider certification. The Completer Course is an in-person course that features 8 hours of hands-on skill demonstration, practice, and testing, plus the written exam required for Provider certification.

You will earn your ITLS Provider certification and card at the completion of this course, as well as 8 additional hours of CAPCE credit.

Together, ITLS eTrauma and ITLS Completer are your flexible solution for ITLS Provider certification.

Course Content

The 1-day provider certification course covers the same skills stations and testing procedures as the 2-day provider course.

Students are tested based on their skill level (Basic or Advanced) and will also take the ITLS written exam.

Skills Stations:

  • Patient assessment and management
  • Basic and advanced airway management
  • Spine management:  Short SMR
  • devices/Emergency rescue and rapid extrication
  • Spine management:  Helmet management/Log roll/Long backboard
  • Traction splints
  • Chest decompression/Fluid resuscitation

Course length: 8 hours

Testing:
Written Exam
Practical Exam

ITLS Refresher

ITLS Refresher courses keep experienced ITLS providers up to date with the ITLS curriculum and skills.

ITLS Provider Recertification focuses on recertification of trauma assessment and management skills for the experienced provider who has already completed the Basic or Advanced Provider course.

An ITLS Advanced Provider or ITLS Basic Provider card will be issued upon successful completion of both the Written and Practical Exams.

ITLS provider cards issued by the Newfoundland and Labrador Training Center are valid for a 2 year period.

To be eligible for the refresher course, your provider card must be valid on the day of the course.

Course Content

The 1-day provider re-certification course covers the same skills stations and testing procedures as the 2-day Provider course. 

Students are tested based on their skill level (Basic or Advanced) and will also take the ITLS written exam.

Skills Stations:

  • Patient assessment and management
  • Basic and advanced airway management
  • Spine management:  Short SMR
  • devices/Emergency rescue and rapid extrication
  • Spine management:  Helmet management/Log roll/Long backboard
  • Traction splints
  • Chest decompression/Fluid resuscitation

Course length: 8 hours

Testing
Written Exam
Practical Exam